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The brilliant military leader and strategist general george s. War as they knew it and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. I think it must be that some men dressed up and did some fighting. He documented wwii from his perspective, and draws us into his personal perspective of what it was like to take part in that bloody war. The personal and candid account of general pattons celebrated, relentless crusade across western europe during world war ii first published in 1947, war as i knew it is an absorbing narrative that draws from pattons vivid memories of battle and his detailed diaries, covering the moment the third army exploded onto the brittany peninsula to the final allied casualty report.

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War as i knew it is an amazing memoir of general patton, and similar to the film of 1970, he gets side tracked talking about previous history of roman soldiers and other key battles as he crosses over them with the 3rd army. Everyone associated with him came under his spell and it is no exaggeration to say that they would have given their lives for him. War as i knew it first published in 1947, war as i knew it is the captivating memoir of george s. First published in 1947, this absorbing narrative draws on pattons vivid memories of battle and his detailed diaries, from the moment the third army exploded onto the brittany peninsula to. Patton overview from the invasion of normandy to the battle of the bulge, general george s.

A new history is meant chiefly, therefore, for a new generation of readers for whom the cold war was never current events. War as i knew it is arguably one of the best books on the subject by an author who was an expert in the subject us general george s patton. Apr 05, 2014 it was originally called the war i knew and is based on actual accounts what are they then. The book is helpful read as an addition to an objective biography such as the one by carlo deste. The battle memoirs of blood n guts book online at best prices in india on.

Michael rosenbergs war as they knew it is not just a book about football. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. War as i knew it download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. In 2002, focal point publications published a revised illustrated edition, combined together with irvings. The book war as i knew it it is rather good to read. The art of war was released in 2014 as an e book companion alongside the art of war dlc for europa universalis iv, a pc strategy game by paradox development studios, with a foreword by thomas johansson. First published in 1947, war as i knew it is the captivating memoir of george s. I hope readers who lived through the cold war will also find the volume useful, because as marx once said groucho, not karl, outside of a dog, a book is a mans best friend.

The world that we knew there are a few cases when i would like to give a book 6 stars, but this is one of them. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A great soldier in a posthumous diary, tells his own story of the campaign sicily that lasted 38 days, of the campaign in france and the breakthrough at avran and the drive to the moselle, the bloody struggle for metz, the saar campaign, the of three divisions to the battle of the bulge, his drive to the rhine, the capture of trier, of coblents, the palatinate campaign, the crossing of the. War as i knew it by patton, george and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. May 16, 2010 the best way to describe jungers book is to say what it is not. It describes the second world war from the point of view of adolf hitler. A veteran of the first world war and a crucial figure in the development of the us armys armored warfare doctrine, his aggressive and successful leadership in world war ii has led him to be called by many historians as one. Fame never yet found a man who waited to be found in case of doubt attack know what you know and know what you dont know. War as i knew it is arguably one of the best books on the subject by an author who was an expert in the subject us general george s patton, jr. Since 1971 weve been selling new and used mili articles of war ltd silver city united states bookstore specializing in aviation history, general history, military fiction, military history, naval history. This book is recommended for all students world war 2 and those interested in the life of general patton. Click download or read online button to get war as i knew it book now. Having lived in germany ten years after wwii, the book brought back memories of things i was told by people who lived there during the war. Three years earlier, geisel had been at work on his fourth childrens book, horton hatches the egg, when a news flash on the radio announced that paris had.